Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.28K people in Georgia with Swedish ancestry (0.40% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Meriwether County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (1.32%), followed by Gilmer County (1.22%), and McIntosh County (1.05%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Swedish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Meriwether County
Gilmer County
McIntosh County
Burke County
Lamar County
Forsyth County
Union County
Lumpkin County
Jackson County
Cherokee County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Meriwether County 1.32
2 Gilmer County 1.22
3 McIntosh County 1.05
4 Burke County 0.94
5 Lamar County 0.93
6 Forsyth County 0.83
6 Union County 0.83
7 Lumpkin County 0.80
8 Jackson County 0.78
9 Cherokee County 0.75
10 Catoosa County 0.74
11 Lee County 0.73
11 Towns County 0.73
12 Houston County 0.70
13 Greene County 0.68
14 Miller County 0.67
15 Rabun County 0.64
16 Bryan County 0.63
17 Cobb County 0.62
18 Coweta County 0.61
19 Elbert County 0.58
20 Fayette County 0.57
21 Clarke County 0.55
22 Habersham County 0.54
23 Chatham County 0.52
24 Crisp County 0.51
25 DeKalb County 0.50
25 Fulton County 0.50
26 Lanier County 0.49
27 Thomas County 0.48
28 Dawson County 0.46
28 Toombs County 0.46
28 Walker County 0.46
29 Jeff Davis County 0.45
30 Hall County 0.44
30 Pierce County 0.44
31 Fannin County 0.43
31 Oconee County 0.43
32 Hart County 0.42
33 Liberty County 0.40
34 Haralson County 0.39
34 Spalding County 0.39
35 Floyd County 0.38
35 Gwinnett County 0.38
35 Murray County 0.38
35 Paulding County 0.38
35 Pickens County 0.38
36 Douglas County 0.37
37 Dade County 0.35
37 Jefferson County 0.35
38 Glynn County 0.34
39 Chattahoochee County 0.33
39 Columbia County 0.33
39 Madison County 0.33
40 Pike County 0.32
40 Tattnall County 0.32
40 Walton County 0.32
41 Troup County 0.30
41 Whitfield County 0.30
42 Bibb County 0.29
42 Camden County 0.29
42 Harris County 0.29
43 Bartow County 0.28
43 Rockdale County 0.28
44 Heard County 0.27
44 Lincoln County 0.27
45 Lowndes County 0.26
46 Monroe County 0.25
47 Barrow County 0.24
48 Bulloch County 0.23
48 Carroll County 0.23
48 White County 0.23
49 Baldwin County 0.22
49 Ben Hill County 0.22
49 Henry County 0.22
49 Oglethorpe County 0.22
49 Putnam County 0.22
50 Effingham County 0.21
50 Newton County 0.21
51 Colquitt County 0.20
51 Grady County 0.20
51 Muscogee County 0.20
52 Johnson County 0.19
52 Pulaski County 0.19
53 Franklin County 0.18
53 McDuffie County 0.18
54 Hancock County 0.17
55 Crawford County 0.16
56 Appling County 0.14
56 Richmond County 0.14
56 Stephens County 0.14
57 Bacon County 0.13
57 Screven County 0.13
58 Macon County 0.12
58 Marion County 0.12
59 Sumter County 0.10
59 Talbot County 0.10
60 Banks County 0.09
60 Emanuel County 0.09
60 Schley County 0.09
61 Cook County 0.08
61 Evans County 0.08
61 Taylor County 0.08
61 Tift County 0.08
61 Twiggs County 0.08
62 Chattooga County 0.07
62 Clayton County 0.07
62 Dooly County 0.07
62 Montgomery County 0.07
62 Peach County 0.07
62 Upson County 0.07
63 Brooks County 0.06
63 Decatur County 0.06
63 Dougherty County 0.06
63 Jones County 0.06
63 Ware County 0.06
63 Wilkes County 0.06
64 Coffee County 0.05
64 Dodge County 0.05
64 Laurens County 0.05
64 Long County 0.05
64 Worth County 0.05
65 Butts County 0.04
65 Charlton County 0.04
65 Gordon County 0.04
65 Mitchell County 0.04
65 Polk County 0.04
65 Telfair County 0.04
65 Wayne County 0.04
66 Jasper County 0.02
67 Berrien County 0.01
67 Morgan County 0.01